/ 27 October 1999

BILLITON WINS STRIKE INTERDICT

BILLITON won an interim court order on Tuesday preventing workers from embarking on a planned strike at is Alusaf Hillside plant in Richards Bay,on Wednesday, SABC radio news reported. The order willdelay the strike until November 25 when the case will be heard. Billiton spokesman Mohammed Seedat said Billiton wants to resolve the problem through arbitration. It launched the application last week after the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa gave notice it would strike over the Company’s skills-based pay system.